Well Good Afternoon my friends! So what's going on? My kids had no school today and it was just raining! The weather forecast was totally off in predicting the snow. When I woke up this morning, I was expecting to see a few inches of snow but it was just rain. Well at least the kids were happy to wake up late this morning.
So how are you feeling today? I am feeling up and down but that's probably normal. We have good days and not so good days and I am trying to really focus on the good.
I have to say that I am really proud of myself for eating healthy especially this past week. I have been watching what I eat and I am able to control myself with portion size. I can get very impatient and want to see results fast. I look at myself in the mirror and keep watching to see of my body is changing.
I know that it is changing on the inside but I have not seen results yet. My clothes still fit the same, but I have more energy. Now, I have also been averaging 8 to 9 hours of sleep every night so that is certainly helping with my energy levels.
I think its always good to do a check in with yourself to see how you are not only feeling but taking a pulse on how your resolutions are working out for you. We all want fast results, but a resolution to loose weight is not something that you can speed up or that you will notice results immediately.
It does take about 4 weeks before you notice any change, and longer for others to see it in you. I know it took me awhile to put this weight on so it is natural that it will take sometime before I see any results.
But I am impatient and do tend to get discouraged when I don't see immediate results. This is when I focus more on the long term than the short term. My intentions to eat healthy is a lifestyle change and not a once and done deal but a forever deal with myself. So remember that is a deal to yourself.
I am looking for long term results and sustainability and not something that will just make me feel good for one month. So my friends, what I am getting to is you need to stick to your resolutions and have patience to see the results.
Now for those of you who kept your resolutions from the start, you should begin to notice the difference now, depending on what your goal is and how long you have been in it . But every thing you do counts, so don't just focus on the scale or a number.
Focus on how your clothes fit and your overall energy levels and use other measures to help you gauge how you are doing. Don't fixate on one thing and take a broader look.
Progress takes time and you will have to trust yourself that you will see the results. If you are doing everything you need to, eating right, getting sleep, exercising, minimizing stress etc, then you are well on your way.
Don't get frustrated that you have not seen results. The changes are happening from within and you will see it. It takes time, just like a lot of other things. So stay focused. You've got this!!
Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!
Peace,
Monita
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